Sputum-cup.



D. JOHNSON.

SPUTUM CUP.

APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 29,' 1911.

` 1,031,648. Patented Ju1y2,1912.

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DANIEL JOHNSON, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

SPUTUM-CUP.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Application led November 29, 1911. Serial No. 668,101.

To al 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, DANIEL JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elgin, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use.- ful Improvements in Sputum-Cups, of'which the following is a specification.

',Ihis invention-relates to that class of-receptacles which are used inhospitals and sick rooms, and commonly known as sputum cups, and it isthe object of the invention to provide an improved cover for the cup,the same being simple, durable, and self-closing- With the herein-statedobject in view, the invention consist-s in a novel construction andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and inorder that the invention may be better understood, reference is hadV tothe accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a plan view of thecover. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing that end of the ,cup to which thecover is attached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the cover partlyin position on the cup. Fig. 4 is a plan View of the cover in properposition on the cup. Fig. 5 is an end View thereof. Fig. 6 is across-section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 10 denotes the cup, the structureof which is immaterial to the p-resent invention, in view of which itneed not be described. One of the end walls 11 of the cup has a raisedportion or tongue 12, the same being at the top of the wall. The tonguehas a longitudinal slot 13 which is for a purpose to be presentlydescribed.

The cover 14 is a sheet of the same material of which the cup is made.In one of the edges of the sheet are made two slits 15 which extendinward and diverge slightly in that direction. At the inner ends of theslits are made lateral slits 16 which extend outward in oppositedirections. Intermediate the ends of the slits 15 are made angular slitswhich extend inward from the slits 15 toward each other, as indicated at17, and then extend rearward in parallelism, as indicated at 18, andterminate in the same plane as the inner or rear ends of the slits 15.The material bounded by the slits 17 and 18 and the rear portion of theslits 15 is bent up on the dotted lines 19 shown in Fig. 1,

to form two tongues 20, the bends being made in the plane of the rearends of the slits 15 and 18. T-he material between the slits 17 and 18and the forward ends of the slits 15 forms a tongue 21 which is not bentbut remains in the plane of the sheet forming the cover, The slits 17and 18 form a narrow neck 22 which joins the tongue 21 to the main bodyof the sheet. Oneach side of the tongue 21 the material is bent upwardon the dotted lines 23 to' form tongues 24, the bends extending instraight lines from the outer ends of the lists 18 to the slitted edgeof the sheet.

The cover herein described is connected to the cup in the followingmanner: The slot 13 is in substantially the same plane as the top edgeof the wall 11, so that if the tongue 21 is inserted through said slot,the cover 14 restson the top edge of the cup and closes the same. Beforethe tongue 21 is passed through the slot 13, the tongues 24 are bentupward in order that they may pass by the ends of the upstanding tongue12. The neck 22, as well as the material forming the tongues 20, arealso passed through the slot, lsaid tongues, ihowever, not being bent upas yet. The parts are now in the position shown in Fig. 3. It will beseen that the tongues 20 and 21 project outward from the slot 13. Thetongues 20 are now bent upward against the outside of the tongue 12, andthe tongues 24 are bent inward in front of said tongue 12, so as to liein t-he same plane as the tongue 21,

.whereby a hinge connection for the cover is had and it may be readilyswung open. The projecting tongue 21 forms a handle for swinging thecover open, which is done by simply pressing down on said tongue.

A The structure herein described provides a simple and efficient closurefor the cup,

and also one which can be easily operated. y

.I claim: 4 1. The combination with a receptacle having one of its wallsprovided with an upstanding portion which is slotted, the

slot being substantially in the plane of the top of the receptacle; of acover for the receptacle, said cover having an outstanding tongue at oneof its edges, and flexible tongues on opposite sidesof said tongue, allof said tongues passing through the aforesaid slot, and the flexibletongues being bent up to engage the outside of the aforesaid upstandingportion of the receptacle wall.

2. The combination with a receptacle having one of its walls providedwith an upstanding portion which is slotted, the and tongues on oppositesides of the rstslot bein substantially in the plane of the mentionedtongue, and engaging the outtop -of t ev receptacle; of. a cover for the,side of the upstanding portion of the recepreceptacle, said coverhaving an outstandtacle.

l5V ing tongue at one of its ed es, flexible In testimony whereof I aixmy signa- 15 tongues on opposite sides of sai tongue, al1 ture inpresence of two witnesses.

of said tongues passing through the afore- DANIEL JOHNSON. said slot,and the .fiexible tongues being bent AWitnesses: .up to` engage theoutside of the aforesaid Rosn M. MINNEGEN,

10 upstanding portion of the receptacle wall, H. Gr. BATCHELOR.

